Land Border Illness or Death Investigation

I nternational Land Border Illness or Death Investigation Form

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

QARS Unique ID #: __________________________

Section 1. Quarantine station notification

Type of notification:

□ Traveler illness □ Traveler death

Date of initial notification:

_____/_____/_______ (mm / dd / yyyy)

Time of initial notification:

: (hh : mm)

Detection of travelers illness or death:

□ Detected on conveyance or at POE □ Detected after departing POE □ Detected while exiting US

Port of Entry: (or city/region)

State:

Notified by: (name of person)

Notified by: (name of agency)

Phone:

Email:

Conveyance type: □ Personal vehicle □ Commercial/Cargo vehicle □ Pedestrian/Bike □ Ambulance □ Train □ Bus/Van

Did illness occur en route?

□ No □ Yes □ Unknown

If illness occurred en route, was quarantine station notified prior to arrival?

□ No □ Yes

If illness occurred en route, was illness reported to another agency prior to arrival?

□ No □ Yes □ Unknown

If yes, name of agency notified:

Section 2. Information on signs and symptoms of ill or deceased person

Brief history of present illness:

Signs, Symptoms, and Conditions (Check all that apply) :

□ Fever (≥100F or ≥37.8°C) OR recent history of fever Onset date: ___/____/______ If measured, maximum temperature: __________ F/C

□ Sore throat

□ Decreased consciousness

□ Difficulty breathing / shortness of breath

□ Recent onset of focal weakness and/or paralysis

□ Rash Onset date: ___/____/______ Where rash started: □ Head □ Trunk □ Extremities Current distribution: □ Head □ Trunk □ Extremities Appearance: □ Red/flat □ Red/raised □ Fluid/Pus filled □ Other: ___________________________ Contact with someone with a rash/chicken pox/rubella in the last 3 weeks? □ No □ Yes □ Don’t know

□ Swollen glands

□ Unusual bleeding Onset date: ___/____/______

□ Severe vomiting

□ Obviously unwell

□ Severe diarrhea Onset date: ___/____/______ With blood: □ No □ Yes Number of times in past 24 hrs: _______

□ Asymptomatic

□ Other: _____________________________

□ Jaundice Onset date: ___/____/______

□ Cluster of illnesses § Cluster number: ___________ §Each ill or deceased person in the cluster should have a separate illness or death report which QARS will link to other ill and/or deceased persons in the cluster

□ Conjunctivitis / eye redness

□ Headache

□ Persistent cough Onset date: ___/____/______ With blood: □ No □ Yes

□ Neck stiffness

Presumptive Diagnosis: □ Disease of public health importance □ Condition of public health interest / Unknown, needs follow-up OR □ Condition not requiring public health follow-up: Affected system: □ Gastrointestinal □ Cardiovascular □ Musculoskeletal □ Neurologic □ Psychiatric □ Respiratory □ Genitourinary □ Dermatologic If disease of public health importance or condition of public health interest, proceed to next section. If condition not requiring public health follow-up, stop here.

Section 3. General information about the ill or deceased person

Paternal/Last name:

Maternal name:

First name:

Middle name:

Married name:

Aliases:

Gender:

□ Male □ Female

Race: □ White □ American Indian/Alaskan Native □ Asian □ Black □ Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander □ Unknown □ Other: _________________________

Ethnicity: □ Hispanic □ Non-Hispanic □ Unknown

Type of traveler: □ Crew □ Passenger □ N/A

Border commuter:

□ No □ Yes □ Unknown

Frequency of border crossing:

Passport #:

Alien #:

Passport country:

Legal status: □ Immigrant □ Resident Alien □ Illegal Alien □ US Citizen □ Foreign Citizen □ Refugee/Asylee □ Unknown

Visa type: □ Student/Exchange □ Temporary worker: agriculture □ Business □ Tourist (includes VFR) □ Humanitarian Parole □ Diplomatic □ Temporary worker: skilled labor □ Witness/Informant □ N/A - no visa

Date of birth:

_____/_____/__________ (mm / dd / yyyy)

Age: _______

□ Days □ Weeks □ Months □ Years

Country of birth:

Home address:

City:

State/Province:

Country of residence:

ZIP/Postal code:

Home telephone number:

E-mail:

If visiting, total duration of US stay: _________

□ days □ months □ weeks □ years

Contact in US - Address/hotel: □ Same as above (home address)

Contact in US - City:

Contact in US -State/Province:

Contact phone in US: □ Cell

Number of days reachable at contact phone: ______ days □ Permanent number

Contact information:

□ None □ Unknown

Emergency contact name:

Emergency contact relationship:

Emergency contact phone:

Section 4. Border Crossing Information

Express lane?

□ No □ Yes □ Unknown

Attempted entry outside an official POE?

□ No □ Yes □ Unknown

Was the traveler coming from an airport?

□ No □ Yes □ Unknown

Make/Model/Year:

License plate #:

State issued:

Country issued:

Company owned?

□ No □ Yes

If yes, specify:

Rental?

□ No □ Yes

If yes, specify:

Did conveyance transport cargo?

□ No □ Yes

If yes, specify:

Departure city & address: □ Unknown

Departure date: _____/_____/__________ (mm / dd / yyyy)

Departure time: : (hh : mm)

Destination city & address: □ Unknown

Expected arrival date: _____/_____/__________ (mm / dd / yyyy)

Expected arrival time: : (hh : mm)

Route information: From (City/Country) To (City/Country) Duration Significant stops Name of commercial Flight/Bus/Train No. of stay carrier, if applicable Segment 1: _______________­­­__ _______________ ____________ _____________________ ______________________ _________________ Segment 2: _________________ _______________ ____________ _____________________ ______________________ _________________ Segment 3: _________________ _______________ ____________ _____________________ ______________________ _________________

Section 5. Traveling companions and other contacts of ill or deceased person

If traveling by conveyance, does anyone else on the conveyance have similar illness?

□ No □ Yes □ Unknown

Number of traveling companions: _________

Are any traveling companions ill?

□ No □ Yes □ N/A (no companions)

Number of driver(s): ___________

Name of driver(s): ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________

Driver’s license number(s): _________________ _________________ _________________

Section 6. Exposure history of ill or deceased person

Occupation:

During 3 WEEKS prior to date of illness onset, did traveler have contact with:

Other ill individuals?

□ No □ Yes □ Unknown

If Yes, ill persons’ diagnoses or description of illness:

Animals or birds? (e.g., visits to zoo, animal market, poultry farm, etc.)

□ No □ Yes □ Unknown

If Yes, in which country did contact occur?

Describe nature of contact:

Other exposures? (e.g., chemical, powder, radiation, etc.)

□ No □ Yes □ Unknown

If Yes, describe nature of contact:

Section 7. Vaccination, past illness, and treatment history of ill or deceased person

Does traveler have underlying conditions which may explain the symptoms:

□ No □ Yes □ Unknown

If yes, describe:

Vaccination history (check all that apply):

□ Measles □ Varicella □ Rubella □ Pertussis □ Mumps □ Influenza, last received: ____/_______ □ Meningococcal □ Hepatitis A □ Hepatitis B (mm/yyyy)

Past illness history (check all that apply):

□ Measles □ Varicella □ Rubella □ Pertussis □ Mumps

Currently taking medications?

□ No □ Yes □ Unknown

If Yes, indicate category(ies) of the medication(s) (check all that apply): □ Antibiotic/antimicrobial □ Fever reducing medication □ Other

If Yes, indicate name of medication(s): ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________

Treatment given prior to travel?

□ No □ Yes □ Unknown

If Yes, what was done and by whom?

Treatment given during travel, but before crossing the border?

□ No □ Yes □ Unknown

If Yes, what was done and by whom?

Treatment given at POE?

□ No □ Yes □ Unknown

If Yes, what was done and by whom?

Treatment given after crossing the border?

□ No □ Yes □ Unknown

If Yes, what was done and by whom?

Section 8. Disposition of ill or deceased person

Ill or deceased person was: (check all that apply)

□ Advised to seek medical care □ Released to continue travel □ EMS called □ Refused entry □ Transported to hospital □ MOA activated □ Isolated □ Deceased □ Detained by ICE/CBP – Detained at: _______________________________________________________ □ Referred to: ___________________________________________________________________________

Section 9. Agencies contacted

(Agency type key: F = Federal, S = State, L = Local, P = Private, A = Airport, X = Foreign)

Contact name & title

Agency

Type

Phone

E-mail

Additional comments or findings:

□ Investigation closed Date: _____________

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Version: 11/18/08 OMB Control No 0929-XXXX

Expiration Date: XX/XX/XXXX